MJL Morning Briefing |
| From Matt Leonard · Monday, October 12, 2026 |
TOP STORY Gov. Shapiro secures $800M GSK investment for Montgomery County expansion Gov. Shapiro announced securing over $800 million in investment from GSK to expand operations in Montgomery County, as reported on October 11, 2026. PA Environment Daily |
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PA & NJ Politics As of Friday, measles cases were present in 41 of Pennsylvania's 67 counties, with Allegheny County confirming its first case and a second case soon after. Spotlight PA (PA Post) Democrat Janelle Stelson's team is denying U.S. Department of Homeland Security claims that a man arrested for indecent exposure in Cumberland County last month was employed by her campaign. Spotlight PA (PA Post) A false lead about an unsolved Philadelphia homicide was sent to the city's police department by an Anthropic AI model, CBS3 reports. Spotlight PA (PA Post) Minority contractors set to receive less than 1% of $1B Pittsburgh tunnel budget Minority-owned contractors and businesses are set to receive less than 1% of the budget for a massive, $1 billion sewage tunnel project in and around Pittsburgh. Spotlight PA (PA Post) PA Supreme Court denies extension for skill games removal deadline Pennsylvania Supreme Court on Friday denied requests to extend the Tuesday deadline to remove skill games from establishments while lawmakers work on regulatory scheme. PA Capital-Star Morning Guide |
On the Floor — Next Session House · Second Consideration (watchlist) PA General Assembly House · Second Consideration (keyword: public utilities) PA General Assembly House · Resolutions (keyword: data center) PA General Assembly Senate · Third Consideration (keywords: data center, data centers) PA General Assembly |
National Politics Freedom Caucus members gain seniority on House Appropriations Committee House Freedom Caucus Chair Andy Harris and Reps. Ben Cline, Andrew Clyde, and Michael Cloud will gain seniority on the Appropriations Committee next year, increasing their influence on spending bills. Punchbowl News Katie Zacharia begins tenure as White House press secretary Katie Zacharia begins her tenure as White House press secretary today and will hold her first press briefing tomorrow at 9:30 a.m., Trump announced last night on Truth Social. Politico Playbook |
Market Snapshot | PJM West Hub (RT) | $24.90/MWh | | PJM AEP-Dayton (RT) | $24.80/MWh | | PJM Capacity 28/29 | $325.00/MW-day | | Henry Hub | $3.03/MMBtu | | WTI Crude | $93.30/bbl +1.6% |
As of Oct 12, 8:12 a.m. EPT (PJM RT) |
Curated by Matt Leonard. Numbers from real endpoints only. |